Holder and ejector for cigarettes and cigars



Oct. 4, 1932. Y w. BRIERE 1,880,754

HOLDER AND EJECTOR FOR CIGARETTES AND CIGARS Filed Sept. 10. 1951 [122%)? far:

Fatentecl Oct.4,1932 1,8 8,754

UNITED S WILFR-ID BRIERE, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA HOLDER ANDEJ'EGTOB FOR ,CIGARETTES AND CIGARS Application filed. September 10,1931. Serial N0. 562,123.

In the use of holders or mouthpieces for The lap 9 has a longitudinalslot'll in which cigarettes and cigars, it is often found that isreceived a headed stud 12 anchoredin the the unconsumed end or stub istoo short to wall 1. The stud 12, in con unction with the be grasped andpulled out, or that the smoker dovetailedshape of the grooves 5 and 6,pre- 5 prefers not to touch the stub with his fingers. vents the e ectorfrom dropping out of the 5 In order to meet this condition, the presentgrooves although permitting shdabllity. invention provides an ejectorfor discharg- The stud, moreover, prevents the ejector from ing the stubwithout requiring that the stub being pulled entlrely off themouthpiece. be at all handled. Y The inner lap has its free end bent at10 Accordingly, there is provided a slidable 'a right angle to form afollower 13 lying 0 member on the wall of the cavity of the transverselyin thecavity 8 as shown more mouthpiece or holder, and'this member hasclearly in Figures 3 and 5. This member is a portion lying transverselyin the cavity to adapted to abut the end of a cigarette and engage theseated end of the cigarette or is formed with an aperture 1 1 in linewlth cigar. To eject a stub, it is only necessary the passage 2 topermit the smoke to be 65 to slide this member outwardly by means ofdrawn from the cigarette. into the passage. a suitable finger pieceprovided thereon. The free end of the outer lap 9 is bent The inventionis fully disclosed by way of outwardly to form a finger piece 15 bywhich example in the following description and in the ejector may begrasped in adjusting from the accompanying drawing in which one positionto another. The blank 7 may be 70 Figure 1 is a side elevation of thedevice; notched at 16 in the edges to facilitate mak- Figure 2 is alongitudinal section thereof; ing the bends heretofore described.

Figure 3 is a similar section in another In the use of the device, theejector is reposition; tracted to the position shown in Figure 2 vFigure 4 is a plan view; prior to inserting a cigarette and is retained7 5 Figure 5 is a section on the line 55 of in this position until thecigarette is to be re- Figure 3; moved. If the unconsumed end of theciga- Figure 6 is a section on the line 66 of rette is too short to begrasped or if the Figure 2; and smoker prefers not to touch it, theejector is Figure 7 is a developed View of the ejector. advanced to theposition shown in Figure 3 80 Reference to these views will now be madeby merely pushing the tab 15, whereupon the by use of like characterswhich are employed stub is discharged from the holder. to designatecorresponding parts throughout. Although a specific embodiment of thein- In the several figures is illustrated a vention has been illustratedand described, it mouth piece or holder 1 for cigarette or cigar. willbe understood that various alterations in 85 This device has the usualbore or smoke pasthe details of construction may be made withsage 2terminating in a cavity 3 for receivout departing from the scope asindicated by ing an end of a cigarette. I the appended claims.

In order to accommodate the ejector which What I claim is 40 constitutesthe novel feature of this invention, 1. A holder and ejector forcigarettes or 90 the wall 4 around the cavity 3 is formed wit-h cigarscomprising a mouthpiece having a pasa pair of longitudinal grooves 5 and6 resage and a cavity, a metal strip bent'upon' spectively in the outerand inner surfaces itself and slidably mounted on the wall of thereof.The grooves are preferably dovesaid cavity in engagement with the innerand tailed for a purpose which will presently outer surfaces thereof,the outer portion of appear. 1 said strip having a slot, a headed studpassed The ejector proper comprises a blank 7 through said slot and intosaid holder, said of sheet metal bent upon itself at 8 to formstriphaving a portion lying transversely in two laps 9 and 10. These laps areslidably said cavity. received in the grooves 5 and 6 respectively. 2. Aholder and ejector for cigarettes or cigars comprising a mouthpiecehaving a passage and a cavity, a metal strip bent upon itself andslidably mounted on the wall of said cavity in engagement with the innerand outer surfaces thereof, the outer portion of said strip having aslot, a headed stud passed through said slot and into said holder, saidstrip having a portion lying transversely'in said cavity, said portionbridging said cavity and having an aperture in line with said pas sage.

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WILFRID BRIERE.

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In witness whereof have hereunto set

